befall

v., -fell (-fĕl'), -fall·en (-fô'lən), -fall·ing, -falls.

v.intr.
To come to pass; happen.

v.tr.
To happen to. See synonyms at happen.

[Middle English bifallen, from Old English befeallan, to fall.]

verb

1. To take place: betide, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire. Idioms: come to pass. See happen.
2. To happen to one: betide, come. See happen.
3. To take place by chance: chance, hap, happen. See happen.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: become of; happen to
  Synonyms: bechance, betide

Meaning #2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
  Synonyms: happen, bechance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ske, hænde, passere
v. tr. - overgå, rammes

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorvallen, gebeuren

Français (French)
v. intr. - arriver, advenir, survenir
v. tr. - arriver à, échoir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zutragen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμβαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
accadere, occorrere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acontecer, ocorrer

Русский (Russian)
случиться, приключиться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ocurrir, acontecer, pasar, suceder
v. tr. - ocurrir, acontecer, pasar, suceder

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hända, ske, drabba

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发生, 降临, 降临于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發生, 降臨
v. tr. - 降臨於

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 일어나다, 생기다, 소유물이 되다
v. tr. - ~에게 일어나다, 미치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 降りかかる, 起こる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حدث أو نزل به, وقع, ألم به‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עלה בגורלו, התרחש‬
v. tr. - ‮קרה‬

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